Will you still need me . . .

May 2, 2014. I turn 64 today. It's been a cold and rainy week. I think many past birthdays have been this way. I hope for that glorious spring day that makes me feel like I'm alive. Instead, I wish I were somewhere warm. The seasons are just a bit too distorted here. I like winter, but it should end by mid-March. April should be a transition month and May a glorious month with sun and flowers and no bugs, yet! Instead it will be cold and then a blast of heat will arrive along with the mosquitoes. Sigh. 

A tradition started many years ago: photograph the day's headlines along with flowers or other things indicative of the season or the day. The significant feature of this photo is that the blooming bloodroots (sanguinaria) are very late. They are one of the first spring flowers to bloom in Wisconsin and they were going strong on May 2nd. The funny thing in the newspaper is that Duke made it above the headline (Jim's least favorite college team). The unusually positive headline for the day gives me hope. In the column on the left you can just make out "Gallery Night." This was the first Gallery Night I could attend because Chiripa is closed and not hosting one. (A future post will feature our destination: Burnies on Park in the building we will always call Chiripa.)

Flowers to brighten the day. Thank you, Jim.